Form
Powder
Appearance
White or cream-colored crystalline powder
Elemental Analysis
Fluoride: ≥7.8%
pH
3.0-5.0
Assay
(On Dried Basis): ≥98.0%
Loss on Drying
≤3.0%
Residue On Ignition
≤0.1%
Heavy Metals
≤20 ppm
Difloxacin HCl is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic commonly used in veterinary medicine. Difloxacin HCl is freely soluble in aqueous solution (5 mg/mL).
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C21H19F2N3O3 •HCl
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Fluoroquinolone antibiotics target bacterial DNA gyrase, an enzyme which reduces DNA strain during replication. Because DNA gyrase is required during DNA replication, subsequent DNA synthesis and ultimately cell division is inhibited.
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Difloxacin is a broad spectrum antibiotic targeting a wide variety of Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria. In addition, Difloxacin is also effective against a few Mycoplasma species including Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Powder
White or cream-colored crystalline powder
Fluoride: ≥7.8%
3.0-5.0
(On Dried Basis): ≥98.0%
≤3.0%
≤0.1%
≤20 ppm